Martin Samarco

Height:
6-2
Weight:
210
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Ypsilanti, Mich.
High School:
Belleville
Prev School:
Belleville/Schoolcraft

2006-07 Started all 31 games... honorable mention All-MAC... became the third Falcon under Dan Dakich to lead the league in scoring (Keith McLeod, 2002 and John Reimold, 2005)... averaged 19.5 points per game... second in the MAC in three-point field goals made at 2.58... fourth all-time in BGSU history with 180 three-pointers made... fifth all-time in scoring average at BGSU at 19.2 points per game... had 26 career games with 20 points or more scoring... 26th in all-time scoring at BGSU with 1,151 points... his point totals are the most ever for a JC transfer in Falcon history... had 21 points against Miami... had 25 points against Akron... scored 22 points at Morehead State...had 21 points against Eastern Michigan... became just the second JC player ever at BGSU to score 1,000 points or more... had 21 points against Ball State... had 19 points at CMU and tied his career-best by making 11 free throws... had 26 points on 11 of 19 shooting... had 20 points and six rebounds against Akron... named MAC East Player of the Week for the second time this season and fourth time in his career after he hit 43 points against Buffalo... made game-winning three-pointer with 2.8 seconds left in the contest... made a career-high 16 field goals and tied his career-best with seven triples...had 24 points and six assists against Marshall... had 22 points against Northern Colorado and 22 points and eight boards against Wright State... had 29 points and five steals against Arkansas State... had 29 points and made game winning shot at buzzer against Troy... had 23 points against South Alabama... had 27 points and nine rebounds against Furman... named Preseason All-MAC. 2005-2006 Started and played in 29 games... named second team All-MAC and team MVP... set a BGSU record with 100 three-point field goals made... finished second in the league in scoring (18.9)... also finished second in the conference in free throw shooting (85.8)... led the MAC in three-point field goals made (3.45 per game) and three-point field goal percentage (45.7)... finished 30th nationally in free throw percentage and 10th nationally in three-point field goals made and three-point field goal percentage... his free throw percentage mark is tied for eighth all-time in a single season at BGSU and his three-point field goal percentage is the fifth highest mark in Falcon history... had 12 efforts of 20 points or better... made five or more three-pointers in a game eight times... had a season-high 35 points at Eastern Michigan...made all 10 of his free throw attempts and had a season-high four steals in that game... had 30 points against Buffalo...scored 14 points in a 1:35 span to force overtime at home against Ohio...finished that game with 28 points...had 27 points in back to back games against Bradley and Florida State...had 26 points against Akron and 25 versus NIU in Anderson Arena...had 24 points at home ver sus Miami and 23 against Urbana and at Buffalo... had 21 points in a BGSU win against Virginia Tech ...also had 20 at home against Eastern Michigan... failed to score in double figures only twice (at Troy and at Akron)...had a season-high eight rebounds against Notre Dame (Ohio) and against Radford...made a league-high 90.4 percent of his free throw attempts (66 of 73) in MAC only games. AT SCHOOLCRAFT An NJCAA All-American who will have two years of eligibility remaining, was 13th in the country averaging 22 points per game and finished 14th in the nation in three-point field goal percentage making 46.7% of his shots... connected on 122 of 261 three-pointers last season and was a first-team All-Region XII honoree. and MVP... his 122 triples were the second most in the nation... named All-Region in 2004...coached by Carlos Briggs. HIGH SCHOOL A 2003 graduate of Belleville High School... was a second-team All-Area performer after averaging 14.5 points as a senior... helped his team to a 47-8 overall record and n 18-2 league mark in two seasons... advanced to the Class A Final Four as a junior and to the Elite Eight as a senior... coached by Mike Krogel...also lettered in football. PERSONAL Plans to major in telecommunications...born on September 14,1985...son of James Lewis and Angela Samarco.


                                 Total         3-Point                    Rebounds
Year      GP-GS   Min/Avg    FG-FGA   Pct   FG-FGA   Pct   FT-FTA   Pct Off-Def  Tot  Avg  PF-FO Ast  TO Blk Stl  Pts/Avg
2005-06   29-29  1035/35.7  175-418  .419  100-219  .457   97-113  .858  34-85   119  4.1  70-1   36  68   2  27  547/18.9
2006-07   31-31  1113/35.9  200-506  .395   80-243  .329  124-161  .770  21-92   113  3.6  74-0   70  74   5  29  604/19.5
TOTAL     60-60  2148/35.8  375-924  .406  180-462  .390  221-274  .807  55-177  232  3.9 144-1  106 142   7  56 1151/19.2